baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2576088-A (GB)
Title: Thermal storage apparatus
Inventor: ABDULNASER IBRAHIM SAYMA
IPC: F28D20/02
Filed: 2019-06-11
Abstract: A store 1 for thermal energy comprises a housing 5 defining an internal chamber having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of receptacles 7 provided within the internal chamber and spaced from one another so that a heat transfer fluid can flow over and around the receptacles as the fluid is communicated from the inlet to the outlet. The receptacles have an internal cavity (9, fig 2) for the storage of a phase change material (PCM) so that thermal energy is transferred between the PCM and the heat transfer fluid. The receptacles may have a closeable port or may be coupled together whereby the internal cavities are filled with the PCM. The housing may have a peripheral flange 8 so that a plurality of stores may be stacked on top of one another and transverse flange 10 to couple a plurality of stores side by side. The store may be made from a heat resistant alloy (Inconel) for high temperature applications and may be made by additive manufacturing (3D printing). The receptacles may be provided with vanes or fins to enhance energy transfer.
Patent GB-2574769-A (GB)
Title: RNA Targeting of mutations via suppressor tRNAs and deaminases
Inventor: PRASHANT MALI
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2018-03-02
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a gene therapy approach for diseases, disorders, or conditions caused by mutation in the stop codon utilizing modified tRNA. At least 10-15% of all genetic diseases, including muscular dystrophy (e.g. Duchene muscular dystrophy), some cancers, beta thalassemia, Hurler syndrome, and cystic fibrosis, fall into this category. Not to be bound by theory, it is believed that this approach is safer than CRISPR approaches due to minimal off-target effects and the lack of genome level changes.
Patent GB-2596773-A (GB)
Title: Beverage ingredient treatment method and related packaged ingredient
Inventor: FABIEN GUILMINEAU
IPC: A23F5/10
Filed: 2019-11-15
Abstract: A method 10 of treating a roasted beverage ingredient to improve freshness after storing comprises the step 24 of incubating the ingredient at between -10°C and 8°C for 30 to 300 minutes. The incubating step may comprise contacting the ingredient with one or more cooling agents, and/or may be performed in a refrigerated vessel. The method preferably includes a step 23 which reduces the amount of oxygen surrounding the ingredient to less than 5% prior to the incubating step, e.g. by cooled fluid flushing of the ingredient. An ingredient packing step 28 may be included during or after the incubating step, and a storing step (not shown) may comprise storing the packed ingredient at a temperature between 2°C and ambient for at least one week before opening the package, preferably for between 2 and 52 weeks at a temperature between 8 and 25°C. The roasted beverage ingredient may comprise roasted coffee, and the packaged coffee obtained via the method is preferably characterised by a 2-butanone to methanethiol concentration ratio of no more than 20:1 on the day of first opening, and a 2-butanone to methanethiol concentration ratio of no more than 110:1 seven days after first opening.
Patent GB-2577644-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and control method
Inventor: MOSTAFA ANWAR MAHMOUD TAIE
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: A control system (6100) is for a host vehicle (10) operable in an autonomous and a preliminary mode, comprising one or more controllers (6110), the control system configured to receive a request signal indicative of a request for a host vehicle to navigate to a navigation goal in an autonomous mode, wherein the one or more controllers, subsequent to receipt of the request signal: operate the host vehicle in a preliminary mode, different from the autonomous mode, when operating in the preliminary mode, cause a movement of the host vehicle of a predetermined speed or acceleration, for at least a predetermined first duration prior to movement of the host vehicle in the autonomous mode, to indicate that the host vehicle is about to move in the autonomous mode; and output a navigation signal to cause the host vehicle to navigate to the navigation goal in the autonomous mode prior to a predetermined second duration after cessation of the movement in the preliminary mode. Also provided is a method for controlling a vehicle.
Patent GB-2589347-A (GB)
Title: Freeze-drying apparatus and method
Inventor: MARTIN ALAN LEE
IPC: F26B5/06
Filed: 2019-11-27
Abstract: A process for freeze drying a material 18 involving placing a material in a vessel 10 which comprises a container 12 having a base 22 and a wall defining an opening 24 at one end, then applying a membrane 14 with an aperture 16 to the wall and covering the opening such that the aperture aligns with the opening. The vessel is then lyophilised with the membrane in place. The membrane may comprise metal foil and the membrane may be reversibly sealed to the container wall using adhesive or heat-sealing. The vessel may later be subjected to centrifugation (30, fig. 3) and inert gas such as gaseous nitrogen, argon or dried air may be introduced (34, fig. 4) into the vessel after lyophilisation and the vessel may afterwards be transferred to a sealed receptacle containing desiccant in a dry cabinet (36, 38, fig. 4). A vessel and a system comprising two or more vessels held in alignment with a support (44, Fig. 6) are also claimed.
Patent GB-2581429-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing pellets for firing an industrial furnace
Inventor: LARS JENNISSEN
IPC: C10L5/46
Filed: 2019-12-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing pellets which are capable of providing free flowing powder suitable for firing an industrial furnace from municipal and/or other waste, the process comprising the following steps: (i) providing waste material comprising one or more thermoplastic material(s) of more than 40%, based on the total dry weight of the waste, and one or more cellulosic material(s) of more than 30%, based on the total dry weight of the waste, wherein the waste has a particle size distribution with more than 80% larger than 5 mm, more than 95% smaller than 60 mm, (ii) subjecting the waste material through a pelletiser with holes between 4-16 mm and a length ratio of more than 2, and subjecting the pellets through a second pelletiser with holes between 4 and 10 mm, and a length ratio of more than 2 to provide pellets with a diameter between 4 and 10 mm, and a length of between 3 and 50 mm. The pellets can be ground in a hammer mill, and the furnace used in a process to produce electricity.
Patent GB-2600075-A (GB)
Title: A compactor
Inventor: BIL CREGAN
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2020-02-14
Abstract: A compactor 1 for waste material has a housing 3 for receipt of a bag 4, idewalls 11, 12 and an openable sidewall 13. The compactor also has a compacting press in a housing 2 having an actuator to force material into the bag. At least one, and preferably two, of the sidewalls has adjacent panels 14, 15 with articulation means 16 allowing the sidewall to fold during a compaction operation. The openable sidewall may also be articulated, and the housing may have a front wall (8 fig. 2) forming part of the compacting press to which the sidewalls are also articulated. The compactor may also have bag mounting hooks (20 fig.12) having a tensioner to lower the suspended bag as the weight increases. A system having such a compactor may have sensors to measure the weight or density of the waste and the geometry of the housing and stop compaction when a particular density is reached.
Patent GB-2592400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to passage of services through walls
Inventor: ALBERT HASSALL
IPC: F16L5/02
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A unit 30 configured to be built into a block-built wall is disclosed. The unit enables the passage of a service through a wall, which could include drain pipes, other pipes and conduits. The unit comprises a hollow cuboidal housing 32 having a front side 57 and a rear side 58. An elongate conduit 42 passes through the housing from front to the rear sides, and enables the service to be connected at both ends of the conduit. The conduit is able to move laterally with respect to the housing. The unit may contain a fitting for coupling a service to the conduit and packing material (54, fig3).
Patent GB-2592431-A (GB)
Title: Lens examination method and apparatus
Inventor: MICHAL KRAWCZYNSKI
IPC: G01M11/02
Filed: 2020-02-28
Abstract: A test pattern is displayed on a planar display surface 14. The power of a test lens 20 is determined by measuring the magnification of the test pattern as seen through the test lens with the test lens at two different lens distances dl', d12 from the display surface and calculating the power from the two magnification values and the difference in lens distance ΔdL Apparatus for carrying out the method includes a digital display screen 14 for displaying the test pattern and a digital camera 16 for capturing images of the test pattern through a test lens 20. The apparatus has a lens carriage 18 in which a test lens 20 is mounted to hold the test lens between the display screen and the camera. The lens carriage 18 is movable under control of an electronic control system 28 in a linear direction perpendicular to the display screen to vary the distance between the test lens and the display screen.
Patent GB-2594261-A (GB)
Title: Coaxial fuel cell cathode flow path ducting
Inventor: TOM HOOD
IPC: H01M8/04746
Filed: 2020-04-20
Abstract: A duct system for cooling fuel cells via a coolant fluid includes a housing 100, a cooling chamber 112; an inlet port 120 configured to receive the coolant into the system; an exhaust port 130 configured to expel the coolant from the system; and a device such as a fan or impeller 138 for moving the coolant into, through, and out of the system. Preferably, the inlet and outlet ports are provided on the same face of the housing with the coolant fluid being diverted through 180 degrees to cool a fuel cell stack 14 located in the cooling chamber. A plurality of inlet ports may be provided, these being provided radially around the exhaust port. The housing may be shaped, e.g. with a ridge (180, figure 7) or curved surface (190, figure 11). The system may include a bypass chamber (168, figure 3). Valves (164, figure 3) may be provided so that the coolant passes (i) through the cooling chamber and not the bypass chamber, (ii) through the bypass chamber and not the cooling chamber, or (iii) through both the cooling and bypass chambers. The system may also be used for providing heating to fuel cells.
Patent GB-2583241-A (GB)
Title: Process for making a multi-ply dispersible wipe
Inventor: SANGSOO LEE
IPC: D21H27/30
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: A process for making a multi-ply dispersible wipe includes providing a first web and a second web, each web comprising cellulose fibers; superposing the first web over the second web; applying an aqueous solution to at least the first web; after the aqueous solution is applied to the first web, crimping the second web to the first web to create a composite web; cutting or perforating the composite web to define a plurality of multi-ply wet wipes; and packaging the composite web / wet wipes into a package.
Patent GB-2587879-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for thermal control of aftertreatment
Inventor: SYLVAIN J CHARBONNEL
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2020-07-06
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an internal combustion engine system 12 including a catalyst 28, 32 which includes receiving a desired output 42 for an internal combustion engine 14 and receiving sensor information including information indicative of a temperature of the catalyst 28, 32. The method includes calculating a plurality of sets of engine performance values based on respective sets of candidate control points, the engine performance values including a temperature change rate at which the temperature of the catalyst 28, 32 changes over time, and determining whether the temperature change rate satisfies a minimum warm-up rate for the catalyst 28, 32. The method also includes controlling the internal combustion engine 14 based on a selected set of candidate control points and the minimum warmup rate.
Patent GB-2597785-A (GB)
Title: Wallpapering aid
Inventor: DAVID SWIFT
IPC: B44C7/06
Filed: 2020-08-06
Abstract: A wallpapering aid (10, Fig.1) comprising a base 12 having a ground engaging portion 16 and a support 14. The support is configured to extend from the base and, in use, bear against a sheet of wallpaper P hanging from a height above the support to cause a lower region of the sheet of wallpaper to hang offset horizontally from an upper region of the sheet of wallpaper. The wallpapering aid may be used to facilitate the preparation and fixing of the sheet of wallpaper to a wall W. The wallpapering aid may include first and second connecting 22, 30 portions co-operable with one another to releasably connect the base and the support to one another. The first and second connecting portions may be co-operable with one another such that the support extends from the base selectively in a first configuration (Fig.7), in which the support extends in a first direction, and a second configuration, in which the support extends in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first connecting portion may have a hole (32, Fig.3) and the second connecting portion may have a peg (34, Fig.2) receivable in the hole.
Patent GB-2589455-A (GB)
Title: Alkoxylate emulsions
Inventor: UPALI WEERASOORIYA
IPC: E21B43/16
Filed: 2019-04-04
Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods having application in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In particular, the compounds, compositions, and methods provided can be used for the recovery of a large range of crude oil compositions from challenging reservoirs.
Patent GB-2589456-A (GB)
Title: Turbocharger wastegate controller
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DOUMBOS
IPC: F02B39/16
Filed: 2020-11-03
Abstract: A turbocharger wastegate controller 10 comprising a servomotor 11 having an electrical input and a motor output shaft 12 configured to be attached to a wastegate valve 22, which may be a poppet valve or a butterfly valve, the electrical input being configured to modify the wastegate position to control turbocharger boost pressure. The valve actuator mechanism may comprise a lead screw 16 having an elongate threaded shaft coupled to a gear train 13, such that the elongate shaft moves linearly in response to rotation of the gear. The lead screw may comprise an elongate arm, and a nut disposed adjacent the end of the screw opposite the head and mounted to a controller body, such that rotation of the screw moves the screw linearly away from the controller body. The motor may include an encoder magnet, such as a Hall effect sensor, at the end of the screw to monitor its rotational movement.
Patent GB-2587943-A (GB)
Title: Combined adjustable pet ball-throwing rod
Inventor: TIANLE YANG
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 2019-04-09
Abstract: A combined adjustable pet ball-throwing rod, comprising a rod body (10), wherein a front ball groove (20) is fixed at a first end of the rod body (1), the front ball groove (20) is provided with a hollow connecting tube, a rear ball groove (30) is detachably and slidably sleeved on the connecting tube, and the front ball groove (20) and the rear ball groove (30) constitute an elastic ball groove.
Patent GB-2590789-A (GB)
Title: Electronic device description language (EDDL) search and navigation assistant
Inventor: IRENE AQUINO DIANCIN
IPC: G06F16/9538
Filed: 2020-11-11
Abstract: A method of displaying parameters of an electronic device having an electronic device description (EDD) interpreted by an EDD interpreter executed on a host computing device is disclosed, wherein the host computing device is communicatively coupled to at least the electronic device. The method comprises the steps: querying for a set of device parameters associated with the electronic device, applying a first search algorithm to the set of device parameters based on a first user search string to produce a first parameter result set, displaying the first parameter result set without rendering some display attributes associated with the first parameter result set retrieved from querying for the first set of device parameters, receiving a user selected device parameter, querying for a second parameter result set based on the user selected device parameter, and displaying the second parameter result set including display attributes associated with the second parameter result set.
Patent GB-2589222-A (GB)
Title: Sub-block DMVR
Inventor: HONGBIN LIU
IPC: H04N19/577
Filed: 2019-06-06
Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream comprising a digital representation of a video includes decoding motion information for a current video block from the bitstream, estimating matching costs of the current video block using one or more templates based on a partial set of pixel locations in the current block, where in each of the one or more templates includes a video block with multiple samples and refining the motion information of the current block using a template having a minimum matching cost. The method further includes estimating matching costs of the current video block to be performed by dividing the current video block into sub-blocks and estimating matching cost for each sub-block using a corresponding partial set of pixel locations for that sub-block.
Patent GB-2596165-A (GB)
Title: High-speed railway goaf foundation pseudo-dynamic loading model test apparatus and method
Inventor: SHUREN WANG
IPC: G01N3/08
Filed: 2020-06-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed railway goaf foundation pseudo-dynamic loading model test apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a test platform provided with a model recess. Two sides of the model recess are wall plates. One side of each wall plate is close to the test platform, and the other side is provided with multiple slots. A test rock and soil body is placed in the model recess. A goaf simulation assembly is provided inside the test rock and soil body. Two sides of the test rock and soil body are baffles inserted into the slots. A loading base is provided on the test rock and soil body. A loading plate is tiled on the loading base. A rail pad is provided on the loading plate. Two parallel loading rails are fixed on the rail pad. A reaction stand is provided on the test platform. The reaction frame is provided with a downward loading device. A rigid beam is connected to the bottom of the loading device. According to the present invention, the baffles can be inserted into the slots so that the positions of the baffles are fixed and a horizontal reaction force is provided, and the positions of the baffles can be adjusted according to the positions of the slots, and the model recess can accommodate test rock and soil bodies of different sizes.
Patent GB-2602298-A (GB)
Title: Modular building
Inventor: ROSS MORAN
IPC: E04B2/70
Filed: 2020-12-22
Abstract: The modular building 2 includes at least one outer wall 16 of the building.The wall comprises at least first and second panels 17 aligned end to end at a panel joint. Each panel includes first planks 18 forming a part of the outer wall of the building and second planks 20 forming a first decorative wall 22 fixed to the outer wall, the decorative wall 22 extending substantially perpendicular to the outer wall. and terminating beyond the first planks 18 on at least one side of the panel 17. A joint cover strip 32a covers the panel joint.The space between the first decorative wall of the panel and an adjacent decorative wall of a second panel 17 may accommodate a shelving unit. Also claimed is a method of making the building which may be a log cabin.
Patent GB-2598422-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for safety critical rendering of a frame
Inventor: JAMIE BROOME
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2021-01-26
Abstract: A method and system for performing safety-critical rendering of a frame in a tile-based graphics processing system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving geometry data for the frame, including data defining a plurality of primitives representing a plurality of objects in the frame. The method comprises receiving a definition of a region in the frame, the region being associated with one or more primitives among the plurality of primitives. The method further comprises receiving verification data that associates one or more primitives with the region in the frame. Further the method comprises rendering the frame using the geometry data and controlling the rendering of the frame using the verification data, so that the rendering excludes, from the frame outside the region, the primitives identified by the verification data.
Patent GB-2590841-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle movement
Inventor: DANIEL WOOLLISCROFT
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: A controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving a terrain signal indicative of a terrain 135 in a vicinity of a vehicle 110, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause the vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to control the output means to cause the vehicle to perform at least a portion of the manoeuvre in accordance with a vehicle movement control profile determined based on the terrain signal, the vehicle movement control profile comprising a speed parameter, and the control means arranged to select the vehicle movement control profile corresponding to a categorisation of the terrain. An off-road terrain control profile may have a lower maximum speed than an on-road terrain control profile. The manoeuvre may be a parking manoeuvre, and the control profile may be selected in dependence upon a presence of an occupant in the vehicle. Also provided is a method of controlling movement of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2591403-A (GB)
Title: Reference signal configuration in a telecommunication system
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2019-02-14
Abstract: A method of configuring a telecommunication system comprising the step of mapping a Phase Tracking Reference Signal, PTRS, to a set of Resource Elements, REs, around Resource Elements not available to Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, scheduled to a User Equipment, UE. In a first embodiment a transmitted mapping pattern in a Resource Element that overlaps with a configured CORESET or detected Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, is dependent upon a configuration of the PDSCH scheduled to the UE. In a second embodiment PTRS, according to a mapping pattern, is not transmitted in an RE that overlaps with a configured PDCCH/DCI/Grant when rate matching of the PDSCH scheduled to the UE is around PDCCH/DCI/Grant. In a third embodiment PTRS, as mapped, is not transmitted in an RE that overlaps with a configured CORSET when rate matching of a PDSCH scheduled to the UE is around CORESET. In the first and second embodiments the PTRS may be punctured where it overlaps with an RE by a configured PDCCH/DCI/Grant or in the third embodiment it may be punctured where it overlaps with an RE occupied by a configured CORESET. In a fourth embodiment the configuring is based on higher layer signalling.
Patent GB-2596912-A (GB)
Title: Brushless direct current motor end cap
Inventor: Isidro Alanis
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2021-05-27
Abstract: An end cap 120 for a brushless motor (figure 2), suitable for used in a power tool (figure 1), is arranged to dissipate heat from a controller having semiconductor switching elements 135 on pcb 130. The end cap has cooling fins 145 and may also have air circulation slots 146 (seen in cross-section in figure 5). The end cap can be directly or thermally coupled to the controller and switching elements to dissipate heat out through the fins. Connection means (150 figure 3) connect the endcap to the motor (115 figures 1, 2).